There is no there there.
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7/31/2008
Not a great place to raise a family, though it may have been at one time. The education system is middle of the road to bad (with a few exceptions). Teachers are poorly paid and anyone with a BA can teach which explains some of the problem. The crime rate is everything that you hear it is, BAD. The Tulsa police are understaffed and understandably indifferent. In the 2.5 years that I lived in Tulsa I had my window shot out while driving down the street, my car broken into, and I got solicitied by a prostitute while working in my yard! None of these things happened in a 'bad' part of Tulsa. Entertainment is thin. I highly recommend the Drillers and even the State Fair, but both are seasonal and limited in appeal. The best you can do on an average night is a movie and a bite out at a chain you could find anywhere in the US. Everyone goes to church yet divorce rate in Oklahoma is always 1 or 2 in the nation and teen pregenancy is in the top 10! You can do well anywhere, but if you are going by the averages, it is a lot harder in Oklahoma. Frankly, Tulsa and Norman are the only places worth considering in Oklahoma, but the state as a whole isn't a top choice.
Bp | Pontiac, IL